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In the Vishnudharmottara Purana, when Vajra asks about the art of sculpting deities, Markandeya responds that understanding sculpture first requires knowledge of painting. When Vajra seeks the rules of painting, Markandeya further explains that painting itself cannot be understood without knowledge of dance. To grasp choreography, one must first comprehend music, and true understanding of music is only possible through mastery of singing. This interdependence of art, the insight into the essence of art, is not only attractivebut also worth deploring especially when over-specialization is the norm of our age.
The essays in this book are a reflection of that ideal, seeking to explore and touch even a small part of this artistic interdependence.
Raman Sinha
Raman Sinha teaches at the Centre for Indian Languages, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.He has authored seven books and published numerous articles and research papers in both Hindi and English. Some of his works have been included in notable edited volumes, such as Translation, Text and Theory (Rukmini Bhaya Nair, ed., Sage Publications, 2002), Texts and Traditions in Early Modern North India (Tyler Williams, John Stratton Hawley, and Anshu Malhotra, eds., Oxford University Press, 2018), and Early Modern India: Literature and Images, Texts and Languages (Maya Burger, Nadia Cattoni, eds., CrossAsia, Heidelberg, 2019).
In addition to his academic work, Dr. Sinha has translated over two hundred poems and various prose works between English, Hindi, and other Indian languages. He is also the co-translator of Wild Grass by Lu Xun into Hindi (Jungli Ghas, National Book Trust). From 2006 to 2011, he served as Associate Editor for Shabdayog, a Hindi quarterly journal dedicated to literature, culture, and art.
Dr. Sinha’s research interests include Hindi Studies, Translation Studies, Film Studies, Cultural Studies, and the Performing Arts.
